actually Don, Laurel started the discussion with this harmless note...: )
Sinclair,
I was just talking to Don about the phenomena of the Scott's
mark on history this
morning. I believe that this can be seen among the Jews that
escaped from Germany and all
the other places before that. I read that the descendants of these
Jews became a remarkable
race through the selection process. Those that were smartest and
had that spirit of
preservation got out of Germany right away thus preserving very
intelligent people.
Could the same be said for the Scotts? Those that were smarter
and strongest were the
ones that survived the British, etc. by snatching up whatever
opportunity came to leave and
make their mark in life. This would have drained much from the
genetic pool of Scotland
perhaps.
As ever,
Laurel
and it dovetailed in from an enquiry from Sinclair about United Empire Loyalists,
or maybe in response to it...I think Niven and Jenny hold the day, though...
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